TiO2/silver/carbon nanotube nanocomposite working electrodes for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1679-1690

  Hwang, Hyun Jun ^a   Kim, Hak Sung ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube; Dye sensitized solar cell; silver nanoparticles; surface plasmon effect

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PLASMONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; ONE-SUN ILLUMINATION; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; SURFACE PLASMON EFFECTS; TIO;

SILVER;

EID: 84902340891     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998313490215     Document Type: Article

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